PRESQUE ISLE, Maine Brylee Ann-Marie Gagnon, born Aug. 8 at The Aroostook Medical Center to Shandi Page and Chad Gagnon of Presque Isle, was considered a healthy child at birth, weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces. But in the few short weeks afterward, Brylees family discovered she suffers from a life-threatening illness. She appeared to be the picture of health. Doctors had no concerns with her and after a one-day stay in the hospital, baby and Mom were discharged and sent home, said Debby Page, Brylees maternal grandmother. Like some newborns, Brylee had a few problems with gas and what seemed to be cramping during her first week at home, said her grandmother. She was brought in to see the doctor and her formula was changed. But that did not seem to improve things. Then suddenly when she was 10 days old, she spiked a fever of 104 degrees. She was rushed to TAMC where they decided to LifeFlight her out to Bangor immediately, said Page. Page said the family later found out that doctors did not expect Brylee to survive the trip, but against all odds she did. Brylee spent nearly a week at a neonatal intensive care unit in … Continue reading →